Africa Tea Brokers Limited is the pioneer broker of the Kenya Tea Export Auction system initiated in 1956 in Nairobi. Starting off on a very small scale, only limited quantities of secondary grades were auctioned fortnightly. Containerized shipments introduced in the late seventies, created further interest from international tea buyers who soon realized the advantages of quick and safe shipment to destination. Latterly, the conversion of packing to easily palletized paper sacks stretch-wrapped and containerized for shipment has been an additional incentive to exporters and importers